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Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process
Published June 24, 2026. Takes effect July 24, 2026. printed at 91 FR 37801. amending 19 CFR 145.
Small parcels from abroad could come in duty free. This suspends that.
What the Rule Says It Does
This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to implement an indefinite suspension of the de minimis administrative exemption for imports valued at $800 or less arriving through the international postal network. This document also establishes a new postal informal entry process for certain merchandise entering the United States through the mail environment.
This is the rule's own summary, as the Federal Register prints it.
The Orders It Names
- Executive Order 14193: Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
- Executive Order 14194: Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border
- Executive Order 14195: Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China
- Executive Order 14257: Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits
- Executive Order 14259: Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports From the People's Republic of China
- Executive Order 14266: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment
- Executive Order 14324: Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries
- Executive Order 14346: Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements
- Executive Order 14389: Ending Certain Tariff Actions
The rule names these orders itself. What it does about them is a reading, and none is recorded here.
- The rule itself
Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, “Indefinite Suspension of the De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments and New Postal Informal Entry Process,” 91 FR 37801 (June 24, 2026). Effective July 24, 2026.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12669/indefinite-suspension-of-the-de-minimis-exemption-for-mail-shipments-and-new-postal-informal-entry - This page
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